VW and Skoda diesel vehicles recalled

The 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines were revealed to feature "cheat" software, allowing the engines to run in a different mode during emissions testing, falsifying emissions data to make the engines appear cleaner than they were.

In a statement just released, the company said "the relevant government authorities have been advised of this action and VGA will continue to work closely with them as it awaits further information from the head office of Volkswagen".

VGA will write to all affected customers to advise them of the next steps in the process and keep them updated.

Until a technical solution is made available by Volkswagen's head office, customers do not need to take any further action.

"I want to assure all customers that the affected cars are technically safe and the necessary measures will be undertaken at no cost to them," said Volkswagen Group Australia's managing director John White.

"We will do everything we can to fix this problem and regain the trust of our customers."